Solitude is a condition of the spirit that is recognized, honored, and practiced by adherents of virtually every major faith. The founders and followers have discovered it, practiced it, and handed it down.

With the world changing at the speed of mouse clicks, there is a call for a new kind of leader: mystic visionary of mythic proportions. Using life as her teacher, Jean Houston, a philosopher and an expert in human development, is now working with the United Nations Development Program to groom the next generation of what she calls social artists.